Jaap's Royal Sabre
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Below is an extract from Jaap's kit car build diary.
The donor car: Any Ford Sierra or Granada/Scorpio.
The kit: Separate steel chassis frame (100 x 100 mm)
rectangular hollow section main rails. A steel upper structure
provides strength for wind screen pillars, door posts and seat
belts. The main body panels are made from GRP (Glassfibre Re-inforced
Polyester) with the addition of "core-mat", a material
which is sandwiched between the layers of glassfibre to give
immense strength and rigidity. On the right the body and the
doors inside the car. The front and rear wings have been put
behind the car. Although the car is fitted original with a hood,
for the winter days a hardtop is more comfortable.
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The stripping: On the left the Ford Scorpio
(Granada) with a 2.0 litre DOHC engine, ABS, electric windows
and central locking system. All these components have fitted
in the Sabre. Right: The result of stripping the donor car: a
trailer with scrap. All parts like engine, gear-box, front and
back suspension, wire loom, etc. of the Scorpio (UK:Granada)
are needed. The chairs are from a Ford Escort and are upholstered
with red leather now. On the far right: Leen Geerts, owner of
a scrap yard in Haarlemmerliede, The Netherlands and and a specialist
in all models Ford cars. |
| The preparation: On these pictures you
can see the different stages of the project. At first I painted
the chassis with zinc-epoxy primer and a black poly-urethane
topcoat. Because I was not content with the result on long term,
I have sand blasted these coatings off and recoated the chassis
with a professional (ship) coating system. On the far right:
Although most parts are galvanised, I'm spraying them in a black
color. After cleaning I lifted the engine, rolled the chassis
under it and put the engine in position. Except for the painting,
It cost me two saturdays to produce a rolling chassis including
the engine and gear-box. |
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